US11683092B2 - Loss-based wavelength meter - Google Patents
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- the present disclosure generally relates to optical components. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to systems and methods for a loss-based wavelength meter.
- a wavelength meter is used for precise wavelength measurements on laser beams.
- a gas cell standard is often used for absolute wavelength referencing.
- the gas cell contains absorptions peaks at known wavelengths. If the wavelength is tuned to these peaks, it becomes possible to calibrate the rate of tuning and the wavelength at every point thereof.
- Another approach includes absolutely referencing an optical frequency comb (e.g., a mode-locked laser) by frequency doubling, providing absolute comb lines to which one can measure, e.g., a beat note to obtain the wavelength.
- a diffraction grating can be used, as is conventionally done in Optical Spectrum Analyzers (OSA).
- OSA Optical Spectrum Analyzers
- the wavelength can also be determined with interferometric techniques (e.g., a tunable Fabry-Perot cavity).
- Fabry-Perot etalons of different characteristics can also be combined to provide a reading that is not limited to a single free spectral range.
- Embodiments of the present disclosure address the foregoing needs and others.
- the present disclosure relates to systems and methods for a loss-based wavelength meter.
- the present disclosure uses the propagation of an optical signal in a section in which the wavelength dependence of the losses has been made monotonic. By measuring the transmission through such a section, as a ratio between input and output optical powers, the wavelength is resolved, as this ratio is then unique.
- this approach provides a compact wavelength meter that can be useful, for example, to set the wavelength of a tunable laser, or to measure the wavelength of any monochromatic light input. Depending on the specific implementation, the required tapped fraction of the monochromatic light can be very small.
- wavelength meter In a tunable laser application, such a wavelength determination method is required to properly select the lasing wavelength for a given communication channel. This wavelength is ultimately selected by a tunable optical filter, to which the wavelength meter output can serve as feedback.
- the wavelength meter can operate in any application, and any application described herein is for illustration purposes.
- the present disclosure further relates to making an athermal integrated wavelength meter through the monotonic wavelength-dependent transmission of an on-chip optical component. By measuring this transmission through a ratio of the optical power before and after the wavelength-dependent component, an unambiguous wavelength reading is provided.
- novel specific implementations within an integrated photonic platform including, e.g., a novel method (evanescent coupling) that achieves athermality and monotonicity.
- the method advantageously introduces evanescent coupling into a section that is absorbing to the optical light or where light is alternatively scattered if no material absorption exists.
- This evanescent coupling is not thermally sensitive and provides a monotonic wavelength dependency over a certain wavelength range.
- a compact wavelength meter is provided that can be advantageously integrated within a tunable laser assembly and used to help set its wavelength.
- the compact form factor of the wavelength meter can also be integrated in Silicon photonic devices.
- the size of the wavelength meter can be in the millimeter or even micrometer range. For example, a reasonable implementation would extend from a 100 ⁇ m to a bit more than 1 mm the total length, but be very slim in width ( ⁇ 50 ⁇ m).
- pluggable optical modules e.g., CFP, QSFP-DD, OSFP, and variants thereof).
- a loss-based wavelength meter includes a first photodiode configured to measure power of monochromatic light; and a loss section having a monotonic wavelength dependency, wherein a wavelength of the monochromatic light is determined based on measurements of the first photodiode after the monochromatic light has traversed the loss section.
- the loss-based wavelength meter can further include a second photodiode at a different location from the first photodiode, and the wavelength is determined based on a ratio of the measurements of the first photodiode and the second photodiode.
- the loss-based wavelength meter can further include a polarizing shaping section.
- the second photodiode can be located before the loss section for an input power measurement.
- the loss-based wavelength meter can further include a third photodiode between the first photodiode and the second photodiode.
- the loss section can include absorbing metal for a wavelength range of interest.
- the loss section can include a doped semiconductor.
- the loss section can include a semiconductor with a bandgap lower than photon energy in a wavelength range of interest.
- the loss section can include Ge.
- the loss section can include bend waveguides to assist modal overlap with an adjacent section.
- the loss section can utilize coupling into radiative modes through waveguide roughness or waveguide bends.
- the loss section can utilize light coupling to a substrate.
- the loss-based wavelength meter can be an athermal integrated wavelength meter.
- the loss-based wavelength meter can further include a plurality of taps for temperature insensitivity based on tap ratios of the plurality of taps.
- the loss section can be located in an arm of an interferometer and a phase shifting element is located in another arm.
- a method of utilizing a loss-based wavelength meter includes providing monochromatic light through a loss section having a monotonic wavelength dependency; detecting power of the monochromatic light after the loss section; and determining a wavelength of monochromatic light based on measurements after the monochromatic light has gone through the loss section.
- the determining can be based on a ratio of the measurements from a plurality of photodetectors.
- the determining can be based on the measurements after the monochromatic light traverse two different arms of an interferometer.
- the method can further include utilizing a plurality of taps for temperature insensitivity based on tap ratios of the plurality of taps.
- the method can further include combining the measurements with a measurement from a highly accurate but periodic optical reference.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram of an example implementation of a loss-based wavelength meter.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram of another example implementation of the loss-based wavelength meter with a third photodiode formed by the side sections of Ge.
- FIG. 3 is a graph of a possible implementation of the loss-based wavelength meter including a TM mode in a 220 nm thick Si strip waveguide overlapping with an Al layer above it.
- FIG. 4 is a graph of another possible implementation of the loss-based wavelength meter including a TE mode in a Si rib waveguide overlapping with a side A1 via to its left.
- FIG. 5 is a graph of another possible implementation of the loss-based wavelength meter. including a TE mode in a 220 nm thick Si strip waveguide coupling strongly to a slab of doped Si with a uniform donor concentration placed to its left.
- FIG. 6 is a graph of a further possible implementation of the loss-based wavelength meter including a TE mode in a 220 nm thick Si strip waveguide overlapping with a layer of Ge deposited to its left on a Si slab.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram of a further example implementation of a loss-based wavelength meter depicting several approaches (used one at a time or in any combination to provide the wavelength dependence).
- FIG. 8 is a diagram of an example implementation of a loss-based wavelength meter regarding compensating environmental drifts from the tap according to one arrangement ( 1 ).
- FIG. 9 is a diagram of an example implementation of a loss-based wavelength meter regarding compensating environmental drifts from the tap according to another arrangement ( 2 ).
- FIG. 10 is a diagram of an example of implementation of a loss-based wavelength meter regarding compensating environmental drifts from the tap according to a further arrangement ( 3 ).
- FIG. 11 is a diagram of an example of implementation of a loss-based wavelength meter regarding compensating environmental drifts from the tap according to another arrangement ( 4 ).
- FIG. 12 is a diagram of an example implementation of a loss-based wavelength meter covering different sub-bands in parallel.
- FIG. 13 is a diagram of an example implementation of a loss-based wavelength meter by using different losses in a Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI).
- MZI Mach-Zehnder interferometer
- FIG. 14 is a flowchart detailing a method of utilizing a loss-based wavelength meter.
- the present disclosure relates to systems and methods for a loss-based wavelength meter.
- the present disclosure uses the propagation of an optical signal in a section in which the wavelength dependence of the losses has been made monotonic. By measuring the transmission through such a section, as a ratio between input and output, the wavelength is resolved, as this ratio is then unique.
- this approach provides a compact wavelength meter to an integrated tunable laser, as an example, or any other compact implementation requiring a measurement of the wavelength of a monochromatic light signal.
- the required tap ratio of the main laser light is very small.
- a wavelength determination mechanism is used to properly select the lasing wavelength for a given communication channel. This wavelength is ultimately selected by a tunable optical filter, to which this wavelength meter can serve as feedback. This approach is also temperature insensitive compared to at least some of the other wavelength meter approaches. Moreover, the loss-based wavelength meter presented herein is very compact and can be easily integrated within standard integrated photonic platforms, especially those of high index contrast and with access to metal, Ge photodiodes, or doping levels.
- a loss-based wavelength meter includes at least two photodiodes configured to measure power of laser light, at two different locations, and a loss section in-between the at least two photodiodes, wherein a wavelength of the laser light is determined based on measurements of the at least two photodiode currents.
- a monotonic ⁇ ( ⁇ ) is best realized with non-interferometric techniques. Interferometry depends on the phase of the light, which is most affected by the surrounding environment, for example the temperature.
- a high refractive index contrast platform such as silicon-on-insulator allows a large wavelength dependence on the mode field size if the waveguide itself is made very narrow. This optical mode has an exponential evanescent tail that grows proportionally to the wavelength and interacts with its environment outside the waveguide. This exponential overlap tends to induce an exponential (linear in logarithmic scale) wavelength dependence on the losses, regardless of the loss mechanism.
- a doped semiconductor such as Si
- any semiconductor with a bandgap lower than the photon energy of a wavelength range of interest e.g., Ge for the C-band (about 1530 nm-1565 nm) or O-band (about 1260 nm-1360 nm), or any range in the infrared band.
- the absorption through metal can be by absorbing metal surrounding the optical waveguide (above, on the side(s) or both); the optical mode can be expanded using smaller waveguide (for example) for larger overlap with metal sections and increased loss dependency to wavelength.
- the present disclosure also relates to making an athermal integrated wavelength meter through the monotonic wavelength dependent transmission of an on-chip optical component. By measuring this transmission through a ratio of the optical light before and after the wavelength-dependent component, an unambiguous wavelength reading is provided.
- high refractive index contrast platform such as silicon-on-insulator allows a large wavelength dependence of the mode field size if the waveguide itself is made very narrow. This is not sensitive to environmental perturbations, or to a much lower extent (more than 100 ⁇ ) than comparable interferometric methods.
- This optical mode has an exponential evanescent tail that grows proportionally to the wavelength and interacts strongly with material outside the waveguide core. This exponential tail, extending into the cladding region, tends to induce an exponential (linear in logarithmic scale) wavelength dependence on the losses, regardless of the loss mechanism.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram of an example implementation of a loss-based wavelength meter 10 .
- Laser light 12 is transmitted (in the up direction in FIG. 1 ) and a small tap 14 between, e.g., about 3-10%, is included to tap a portion of the laser light 12 .
- a first photodiode 1 after another tap 16 , is configured to detect power at the input 18 to the loss-based wavelength meter 10 .
- the loss-based wavelength meter 10 can include polarization shaping 20 and 21 , if necessary, at the input 18 or at the input 18 and output 21 of a loss section 22 .
- the loss section 22 can include a metal sheet 24 on top of a waveguide with or without a via to its side.
- the waveguide in the loss section 22 can include a narrower waveguide 26 (relative to the waveguide outside of the loss section 22 ), to deconfine the mode from the waveguide core.
- the loss section 22 can also include an adjacent doped Si or Ge section on one or both sides 28 .
- bent waveguides 30 can be used to relax the mask alignment precision or induce coupling into radiative modes.
- a second photodiode 2 is located after the loss section 22 for an output power measurement.
- a graph 32 in FIG. 1 illustrates a graph based on a ratio of the measurements of the photodiodes 1 , 2 currents versus wavelengths. Accordingly, the value of the wavelength of the laser light 12 can be determined based on the ratio of the currents of photodiodes 1 , 2 as shown in the graph 32 .
- FIG. 2 is a diagram of another example implementation of the loss-based wavelength meter 10 with a third photodiode 3 formed by the side sections of Ge 36 .
- the approach can be enhanced by a reading from this third photodiode 3 .
- the third photodiode 3 is formed by the sum of the photocurrents from both side sections 36 .
- a third photodiode 3 output current results from the sum of the photocurrents produced by both side sections 36 . It allows a second ratio with the photocurrent of photodiode 1 as an independent estimate of the wavelength.
- This second ratio from the photocurrent of third photodiode 3 and the photocurrent of first photodiode 1 has a better Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) at higher wavelengths (because long wavelengths extend farther away from the waveguide core, and so produce more photocurrent in the side sections), and a worse SNR at lower wavelengths, while the opposite is true for the first (original) ratio between the second photodiode 2 and the first photodiode 1 output photocurrents.
- SNR Signal-to-Noise Ratio
- This second approach ensures that no photon is wasted in the determination of the wavelength. If the third photodiode 3 is present, then the first one can be omitted, as the ratio can also be taken between the second photodiode 2 and third photodiode 3 to provide a unique reading. In fact, only two out of the three photodiodes need be selected, but keeping all three can provide SNR benefits.
- graph 38 in FIG. 2 illustrates a curve obtained using the ratio of the photodiodes 1 , 2 versus wavelength, and a curve obtained using the ratio of the photodiodes 1 , 3 versus wavelength. Accordingly, the value of the wavelength of the laser light 12 can be determined based on where the measurements producing the ratio of the photocurrents of the photodiodes 1 , 2 are on the graph 38 and/or the measurements producing the ratio of the photocurrents of the photodiodes 1 , 3 on the graph 38 .
- Optional polarization shaping sections (e.g., transfer light from a Transverse Electric (TE) polarization into a Transverse Magnetic (TM) one, or vice-versa) can be included as one polarization is expected to have a much larger wavelength loss dependence to the chosen loss mechanism when compared to the other polarization.
- TE Transverse Electric
- TM Transverse Magnetic
- FIGS. 3 - 6 show graphs of optical loss against wavelength for four possible implementations of the loss-based wavelength meter 10 .
- FIG. 3 illustrating a simulation example with top metal, includes a TM mode in a 220 nm thick Si strip waveguide overlapping with and strongly absorbed by an Al layer above it. This absorption is the dominant loss mechanism.
- FIG. 4 illustrating a simulation example with side metal, includes a TE mode in a Si rib waveguide overlapping with and absorbed strongly by a side A1 via to its left. This coupling or absorption is the dominant loss mechanism.
- FIG. 3 illustrating a simulation example with top metal, includes a TM mode in a 220 nm thick Si strip waveguide overlapping with and strongly absorbed by an Al layer above it. This absorption is the dominant loss mechanism.
- FIG. 4 illustrating a simulation example with side metal, includes a TE mode in a Si rib waveguide overlapping with and absorbed strongly by a side A1 via to its left. This coupling
- FIG. 5 illustrating a simulation example with adjacent doped Si, includes a TE mode in a 220 nm thick Si strip waveguide coupling strongly to a slab of doped Si with a uniform donor concentration located to its left. This absorption is the dominant loss mechanism.
- FIG. 6 illustrating a simulation example with Ge, includes a TE mode in a 220 nm thick Si strip waveguide overlapping with and absorbed by a layer of Ge deposited on top and to its left on a Si slab. This absorption is the dominant loss mechanism.
- FIGS. 3 - 6 includes a graph ( 40 , 42 , 44 , 46 , respectively) illustrating loss (dB/cm) versus wavelengths. These graphs ( 40 , 42 , 44 , 46 ) are determined based on the loss section 22 in the wavelength meter 10 . Once the graph is determined, for example during an optical measurement during a calibration step, the wavelength of any laser light can be determined based on the photodiode current measurements. These graphs are obtained experimentally by characterizing the wavelength meter 10 , and can then be used to determine the wavelength by reference to the graph.
- FIGS. 3 - 6 All these examples ( FIGS. 3 - 6 ), but particularly the last three ( FIGS. 4 - 6 ), can be further enhanced with a bending radius applied to the waveguide. For the last three, another absorbing section can be added to the right side of the waveguide.
- FIGS. 3 - 6 are not meant to represent examples of optimized designs nor exhaustive design possibilities, but only to serve as illustrative purposes.
- This wavelength meter 10 can be used by itself or in conjunction with other wavelength meter approaches to obtain the desired measurement resolution.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram of an example implementation of a loss-based wavelength meter 10 , which can be described similarly as the implementation in FIG. 1 , however, in FIG. 7 monochromatic light 11 is depicted as being transmitted (in the up direction in FIG. 7 ). Light emitted from a laser is monochromatic, i.e., single-wavelength. Monochromatic light 11 is transmitted (in the up direction in FIG. 7 ) and a small tap 14 is included to tap a portion of the monochromatic light 11 . A first photodiode 1 , after another tap 16 , is configured to detect power at the input 18 to the loss-based wavelength meter 10 .
- the loss-based wavelength meter 10 can include polarization shaping 20 or 21 , if necessary, at the input 18 or at the input 18 and output 21 of a loss section 22 .
- the loss section 22 can include a metal sheet 24 on top of a waveguide with or without a via to its side.
- the waveguide in the loss section 22 can include a narrower waveguide 26 (relative to the waveguide outside of the loss section 22 ), to deconfine the mode.
- the loss section 22 can also include an adjacent doped Si or Ge section on one or both sides 28 .
- bent waveguides 30 can be used to relax the required mask alignment precision or induce coupling into radiative modes.
- a second photodiode 2 is located after the loss section 22 for an output power measurement.
- the loss mechanisms can include metal/doped Si absorption (dominant), mode overlap with waveguide roughness, and silicon substrate.
- the wavelength meter 10 can maximize k-dependent losses.
- a graph 32 in FIG. 7 illustrates a graph based on the measurements producing the ratios of the currents of photodiodes 1 , 2 versus wavelengths. Accordingly, the value of the wavelength of the monochromatic light 11 can be determined based on where the measurements of the photodiodes 1 , 2 are on the graph 32 .
- the thermal sensitivity of the photodiodes tends to self-compensate when a ratio between two identical ones is taken.
- the tap 48 before the absorbing section has itself a thermal sensitivity. If the wavelength meter 10 is part of another circuit, then this tap 48 can be placed in the circuit itself, and the same tap 48 used to couple light to the loss or lossy section 22 . This is shown in FIG. 8 .
- tap couplers 16 A, 16 B, 16 C
- tap 16 A sends light towards the lossy section 22 and photodiode 2 from its “through” port, and also sends light towards photodiode 1 from its “tap” port.
- Coupler 16 C is inserted just before photodiode 2 , providing light to photodiode 2 from its “tap” port.
- Coupler 16 B is inserted just before photodiode 1 , providing light to photodiode 1 from its “through” port.
- photodiode 1 receives light that has travelled through the “tap” port of coupler 16 A and through the “through” port of coupler 16 B
- photodiode 2 receives light that has travelled through the “through” port of coupler 16 A and through the “tap” port of coupler 16 C.
- This configuration thus enables the light reaching the photodiodes to have travelled equivalent paths, excepted for the desired lossy section 22 (i.e. the ratio of the transmission towards photodiode 1 and 2 will be independent of the tapped fraction of the coupler, providing that similar devices are used at all locations, and so will be independent of its temperature dependency, if any).
- taking the ratio of photocurrents of photodiodes located after a tap coupler should thus help in reducing the temperature sensitivity to the tap coupling ratio.
- Implementations using additional tap couplers are not limited to the one illustrated, provided to illustrate the concept.
- a temperature sensor can help with any residual sensitivity if it remains above a target specification. This wavelength meter implementation is easy to calibrate in temperature due to its non-periodicity.
- FIG. 12 is a diagram of an example of implementation of a loss-based wavelength meter 10 regarding compensating environmental drifts from the tap, according to an arrangement ( 3 ).
- the reference photodiode 1 encompasses the same path loss as the photodiode 2 except for the lossy section 22 of interest.
- a splitting realized with 50 : 50 splitters 60 as shown in FIG. 12 maximizes total transmitted power as compared with any other splitting ratio between 0 and 100%.
- FIG. 11 is a diagram of an example of implementation of a loss-based wavelength meter 10 regarding compensating environmental drifts from the tap according to another arrangement ( 4 ).
- choosing a symmetric 1 ⁇ 2 50:50 splitter 62 can also simplify the foregoing implementation and achieve the same objective of compensating non-idealities of the tap.
- the most limitative aspect regarding wavelength accuracy results from multipath interference (MPI) induced by reflections between various points of the optical circuit, and accumulating across the full structure. If sufficiently high, this MPI superimposes oscillations on the transmission and renders the wavelength meter partly non-monotonic over small parts of the wavelength range. If the slope of the lossy section is sufficiently high, then this MPI will not reach the threshold to non-monotonicity, but will still affect the precision of the final wavelength reading over small changes in wavelength in the presence of other noise. To maintain a sufficiently high slope, the total ⁇ to be addressed can be divided into sub-bands and covered by different sections in parallel as shown, e.g., in FIG. 12 .
- FIG. 12 is a diagram of an example implementation of a loss-based wavelength meter 10 covering different sub-bands in parallel.
- the graph 50 in FIG. 12 illustrates a graph based on the measurements of the photodiodes 1 , 2 versus wavelength.
- the splitting into parallel segments can be done more directly with a 1 ⁇ N coupler.
- compensation of the MPI if it occurs before the wavelength meter, works better if the two signals forming the ratio are comparable in amplitude. Having multiple slopes covering the whole band can ensure that this happens.
- each of the N branches have a slope covering the entire wavelength range but be different for each of the N branches.
- N ratios i PD2 /i PD1
- These ratios can then be used to find the wavelength that best matches the N ratios expected according to a pre-calibrated look-up table (i.e., a table of ratios vs wavelength for each individual branch).
- the determined wavelength could be also obtained as the mean of the wavelength determined from the ratio of each branch.
- wavelength meter 10 can also be combined with a highly accurate but periodic optical reference such as a standard etalon.
- the unambiguous reading over the full range selects the corresponding periodic order from the optical reference. Without such a monotonic reading, the order can be found from different techniques such as combing optical references that are offset with respect to each other or have different periodicities.
- FIG. 13 is a diagram of an example implementation of a loss-based wavelength meter 10 minimizing MPI contribution by using different losses in a Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI).
- One arm 52 contains the lossy section 22 while the other arm 54 is a regular waveguide containing a phase shifting element 56 .
- the extinction ratio of this MZI depends directly on the difference in propagation losses between the two arms 52 , 54 , which in turn depends directly on the wavelength.
- a Michelson interferometer or any suitable interferometer with at least two or more interferometric paths could also be used.
- FIG. 14 is a flow chart detailing a method of utilizing a loss-based wavelength meter 10 , according to embodiments.
- a method of utilizing a loss-based wavelength meter includes providing monochromatic light through a loss section having a monotonic wavelength dependency (step S 1 ); detecting power of the monochromatic light after the loss section (step S 2 ); and determining a wavelength of monochromatic light based on measurements after the monochromatic light has gone through the loss section (step S 3 ).
- the determining can be based on a ratio of the measurements from a plurality of photodetectors. Also, the determining can be based on the measurements after the monochromatic light traverse two different arms of an interferometer.
- the method can further include utilizing a plurality of taps for temperature insensitivity based on tap ratios of the plurality of taps.
- the method can further include combining the measurements with a measurement from a highly accurate but periodic optical reference.
- processors such as microprocessors; Central Processing Units (CPUs); Digital Signal Processors (DSPs): customized processors such as Network Processors (NPs) or Network Processing Units (NPUs), Graphics Processing Units (GPUs), or the like; Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs); and the like along with unique stored program instructions (including both software and firmware) for control thereof to implement, in conjunction with certain non-processor circuits, some, most, or all of the functions of the methods and/or systems described herein.
- processors such as microprocessors; Central Processing Units (CPUs); Digital Signal Processors (DSPs): customized processors such as Network Processors (NPs) or Network Processing Units (NPUs), Graphics Processing Units (GPUs), or the like; Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs); and the like along with unique stored program instructions (including both software and firmware) for control thereof to implement, in conjunction with certain non-processor circuits, some, most, or all
- circuitry configured to
- logic configured to
- some embodiments may include a non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon for programming a computer, server, appliance, device, one or more processors, circuit, etc. to perform functions as described and claimed herein.
- Examples of such non-transitory computer-readable medium include, but are not limited to, a hard disk, an optical storage device, a magnetic storage device, a Read-Only Memory (ROM), a Programmable ROM (PROM), an Erasable PROM (EPROM), an Electrically EPROM (EEPROM), Flash memory, and the like.
- software can include instructions executable by one or more processors (e.g., any type of programmable circuitry or logic) that, in response to such execution, cause the one or more processors to perform a set of operations, steps, methods, processes, algorithms, functions, techniques, etc. as described herein for the various embodiments.
- processors e.g., any type of programmable circuitry or logic
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exp(−α1 L)/exp(−α2 L)=ξ=>L=−ln(ξ)/(α1−α2)
exp(−α1 L)≤>exp(−α1[−ln(ξ)/(α1−α2)]).
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- 1. the use of different materials or waveguide geometries with thermo-optic coefficients of opposite signs, sometimes deposited as a cladding;
- 2. the use of optical modes and waveguide geometries that push the optical mode in a cladding material (e.g., SiO2) that has less sensitivity than the waveguide core itself.
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- 1. absorption through metal, doped Si (free-carrier absorption), or any material with a bandgap small enough to cause absorption in the wavelength range of interest (e.g., Ge for the C-band);
- 2. substrate light coupling, depending on the thickness of the buried oxide layer (BOX used in silicon photonic wafers);
- 3. coupling into radiative modes through waveguide roughness or waveguide bends. The latter can also relax mask alignment tolerances with a side section, by further deconfining the mode and thus increasing the overlap with this section, even if it is farther away.
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